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Visual Studio 2003 on Vista Question

Good afternoon everybody,

I'm thinking about getting a copy of Visual Studio 2003. I want to install it on Vista. Will VS2003 install and run well on Vista? I have a need to look at a lot of code that is VS2003 which when I open in vs2010 and convert, it doesn't convert well. I would be happy to just have the ability to see the source cleanly so that I can copy and paste. So anyway will it work on Vista or maybe even windows 7?

Re: Visual Studio 2003 on Vista Question

Originally Posted by viperbyte

I have a need to look at a lot of code that is VS2003 which when I open in vs2010 and convert, it doesn't convert well. I would be happy to just have the ability to see the source cleanly so that I can copy and paste

What's the problem with using VS2010? What languages is the code using? If, as a minimum, you just want to view the VS2003 source, why can't you just open the .??? (eg .cpp, .c ?) files in VS2010?

All advice is offered in good faith only. You are ultimately responsible for effects of your programs and the integrity of the machines they run on.

Re: Visual Studio 2003 on Vista Question

Some of the files can't be viewed at all in VS2010. And when I say "cleanly" I mean that the project is fully functional and I can play around with. So let me completely drop that part of the post out like I had a feeling I said too much and just ask the following: Will ppl hear please chime in on whether VS2003 can be run on Vista? That question is the point of the post. I'd appreciate the feedback to that question very much.

Re: Visual Studio 2003 on Vista Question

Originally Posted by viperbyte

Good afternoon everybody,

I'm thinking about getting a copy of Visual Studio 2003. I want to install it on Vista. Will VS2003 install and run well on Vista? I have a need to look at a lot of code that is VS2003 which when I open in vs2010 and convert, it doesn't convert well. I would be happy to just have the ability to see the source cleanly so that I can copy and paste. So anyway will it work on Vista or maybe even windows 7?

The biggest problem you will be facing is obtaining a copy of Visual Studio 2003, IMHO. I had Visual Studio on Vista for quite some time and I do not recall major issues ( might be because I am getting old and cannot remember well ). I wouldn't recommend converting your 2003 code to 2012 / 2013 though as there are many many differences and you would be better off creating from scratch as was the case with many of my older programs that I had to update. Obviously this is just my opinion

Re: Visual Studio 2003 on Vista Question

Hello Hannes, how's it going? I dowloaded sample code from an O'Riley book(Programming MapPoint in .NET). The download has projects that cover chapter 1 through chapter 10. But those are VS2003 projects. So I wouldn't be converting these projects to 2010/2012 projects. I just want to look at the projects and play around with them as-is. I see a bunch of VS2003 for sale on the internet. We'll see how it goes after I get a copy. I'll keep everyone posted.

Re: Visual Studio 2003 on Vista Question

Originally Posted by viperbyte

I have a need to look at a lot of code that is VS2003 which when I open in vs2010 and convert, it doesn't convert well.

What problems are you experiencing? I've done some conversion from VS2003 to VS2010 and I don't remember having many problems. Although like Hannes said, this might be because I am getting old and cannot remember well!

All advice is offered in good faith only. You are ultimately responsible for effects of your programs and the integrity of the machines they run on.

Re: Visual Studio 2003 on Vista Question

Well 2kaud since you said you did some conversions from VS2003 to VS2010 I tried it again and took a closer look. I took a closer look to answer your question which made me see the problem. So I got it to work for the most part. Now at least I can look at the source and copy and paste the important stuff. Thanks. Now I don't have to buy VS2003 Yeaaayy.